Football is Mathematics
UEFA Champions League 9
UEFA Europa League 18
UEFA Europa Conference League 18
Premier League 10
LaLiga 9
Bundesliga 9
Serie A 10
Ligue 1 9
Eredivisie 9
Liga Portugal 7
The Premier League will take a break this weekend, with focus in England on the FA Cup third round. All 20 Premier League teams will be in action in the third round.
Liverpool are top of the Premier League table, six points ahead of second-placed Arsenal and third-placed Nottingham Forest. The Reds have a game in hand.
While plenty of onlookers have conceded the Premier League title to Liverpool, the Reds’ current form may prove differently. Liverpool drew 2-2 with Manchester United in round No. 20 and were fortunate not to lose the match.
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The Reds have the league’s best attack with 47 goals scored. Arne Slot’s team averages 2.47 goals per game in the league, which is nearly half a goal more than Tottenham Hotspur.
Liverpool’s defence is second-best in the league, allowing just 1.0 goals per fixture. Only Arsenal’s 18 goals allowed (0.9) goals per game is better than Liverpool’s.
Despite Liverpool’s good numbers, the Reds enter the break for the FA Cup, as only the league’s third most in-form team. Slot’s team took 12 points from the last 18 on offer.
Who was better across the last six games? Nottingham Forest, the shock team of the campaign, picked up a perfect 18 points, while a resurgent Newcastle United took 15 points from their last six fixtures.
The Reds will return to league action and face a difficult run of matches. Liverpool face a trip to Nottingham Forest and Brentford before trips in February to Bournemouth and Manchester City. The title race looks a lot closer than some “experts” are giving it at this point.
However, the reality don’t see the league’s title race as close currently. Liverpool are favourites of course to win the Premier League title. Arsenal are the next closest in according to specialists. From there, the chance lows significantly for Manchester City and Nottingham Forest.
In 16 of the Premier League’s 32 seasons, the team in first place at Christmas went on to win the competition. Liverpool were top of the table on Christmas Day. Yet, they were there before.
Four times previously, Liverpool were top of the Premier League at Christmas, only to finish looking up at another team as champion.
The 2020-21 season was the most recent time Liverpool were top of the table on Christmas Day only to finish third. Could it happen once more?

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| OVERALL TABLE | |||||||
| OVERALL TABLE | PTS | GP | W | D | L | +/- | |
1 |
Manchester City | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2 |
Arsenal | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
3 |
Brighton | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
4 |
Chelsea | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 |
Liverpool | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
6 |
Brentford | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
7 |
Leeds United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
8 |
Everton | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
9 |
Hull City | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
10 |
Ipswich Town | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
11 |
Newcastle United | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 |
12 |
Aston Villa | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 |
13 |
Manchester United | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
14 |
Crystal Palace | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 |
15 |
Bournemouth | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 |
16 |
Tottenham | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 |
17 |
Coventry City | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 |
18 |
Fulham | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 |
19 |
Nottingham Forest | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 |
20 |
Sunderland | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 |
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Necaxa W have lost their last 15 Liga MX Women games
Nara Club have won all of their last 6 matches in J3 League
Al Jeel have failed to score in their last 6 matches in 1st Division
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Winterthur W have won by a margin of 2+ goals in 4 of their most recent matches of Nationalliga B Women
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Zaqatala FK have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 9 games in I Liqa
Santos Laguna have won their last 5 matches in Liga MX
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Monaco have managed to win at HT/FT their last 3 UEFA Europa Conference League games in a row
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AEK are on a run of 30 consecutive undefeated matches in their domestic league
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Tristán Suárez have managed to keep a clean sheet in their last 8 league games
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Sporting Cristal are on a run of 5 consecutive HT/FT wins in Primera División
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Chengdu Qianbao are unbeaten in 47 of their 56 most recent matches (Super League)
AEK are on a run of 30 consecutive undefeated matches in their domestic league
Köln have achieved just 3 wins in their 20 most recent games in Bundesliga
In Club Brugge's last 15 matches of Champions League, there have been over 2.5 goals scored
Necaxa W have lost their last 15 Liga MX Women games
The New Saints have won their last 12 games in Premier
Tristán Suárez have managed to keep a clean sheet in their last 8 league games
Levadiakos haven't scored a goal in their last 8 league games
Samsunspor's most recent record consists of 6 straight half time/full time losses in Süper Lig
Sporting Cristal are on a run of 5 consecutive HT/FT wins in Primera División











